By Crystal Fulmer I’ll Trade Perfection for Resilience Every Time
Once upon a time, about four children ago, I was striving to be the perfect parent. I didn’t even realize…
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By Bekah Hamrick Martin To the Mom Living with Chronic Pain
For the mom who lives every day in pain. Emotional pain, physical pain, all of you tied up in knots.…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Motherhood Is Never Going to Be All Rainbows and Unicorns
In the early days of motherhood, I came across this article about whether women of today could “have it all.”…
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The Gift of Slow Time
Years ago, when my husband and I were first getting to know one another, he said to me, “Awara, if…
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I Found Sisterhood at Church
I walked into the church, clutching my Bible tote and feeling butterflies in my stomach. Like the first day of…
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Your Kids Need the Mom You Were Made to Be
I’m a member of several mom-focused support groups online, both for creative purposes, and for practical tips, recommendations, and solidarity…
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From the Other Side of Postpartum Depression
As I sit on the other side of depression, I feel like I could stay in these moments forever. It’s…
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By Geralyn Arango Uncle Alwyn and the Bachelor’s Friend Sox Box
At some point many decades ago, the brown cardboard box my uncle Alwyn Harry, S.J. traveled with held Bachelor’s Friend…
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I Wish I’d Asked My Grandma More Questions About Her Life
I wish I had asked more questions. My grandmother passed away just months before my first child was born. She…
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By Vicki Bahr Together We Are Home
Two years ago this very night, I sat in this very chair in front of this very window, surrounded by…
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By Pamela Chandler The Thinkers and Doers of All the Things Are Tired
I was telling a friend how exhausting some of the invisible labor is around here, and she laughed and said,…
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By Tiffany Reiger How Do Best Friends Become Strangers and What Happens Next?
Friendship sometimes feels like too weak a word for what it is. With our mind and hearts, we carefully select…
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